So, any news about having a tournament at the end of the year? Or at the beginning of the new year?It would be really nice to revive the game again. After a couple of months not playing i playedfor the last couple of days. The game is not as dead as one might think based on the lack offorum posts. There are still some medium/high level players there form time to time. It would bereally great to see more of the 'familiar faces' (german saying) again.

So GrimJoker, Jeronimo,Wavelength,Tendou,Forrestry,CyberneticPony, Kelah etc - where are you? :-)

This game is too good to be totally forgotten, so please join.

Btw, in case anyone is interested, my former account was MikeBonnDe or something like that.This is my one and only account i am using now.

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Jeronimo

2017-12-18 13:37:12

Many good games have been forgotten. I could tell you my personal list haha.

As far as I know, the tournament was going to be held in January.It's more about nostalgia than competition. I guess we will start estimating a date soon.I wait for GrimJ0ker to return to his post and see how he intends to proceed, after all it's his initiative.

Well, I think if we get a minimum of 8 players, it could be called a "attendance success"?I don't know about active russians, they were majority in this game.

plong

2017-12-18 14:01:11

@Jeronimo: I would be really interested in your game list. What were/are your favoriteonline games (both forgotten and current)?

I agree that it would be more about nostalgia. And i am curious what gamesthe former players are playing now. It seems AH is also dying, so i am wonderingwhat people play then (in my experience gamers of Spectromancers are thetype of persons who play these kind of games regularly, so i doubt many stopped playing games on the internet totally.

plong

2017-12-18 14:01:39

double post, sorry.

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filip

2017-12-19 15:05:45

it would be really nice if there was a tournament at some point

i still play spectro from time to time and i would try to participate if it happens

other games i play regularly are hearthstone and magic: the gathering

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Jeronimo

2017-12-19 23:47:58

At the moment I'm playing Spellweaver: Its battle system is a mix of Hearthstone + MTG, plus speed mechanics. The game holds tournaments every month, winner gets real cash, US$ 250. Sadly, it's dying slowly and the devs are going to release a mobile release in hopes of receiving a wave of new players.

Some games I used to play, nowadays dead: Age of Wonders 2 Shadow Magic, Etherlords 2, Populous 3 The Beginning, Warhammer Dark Omen, Seven Kingdoms 2, Scorched 3D, and some other minor titles.

So... what's going on with Astral Heroes? Is it dying too?

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Tendou

2017-12-20 07:32:00

At the moment I'm playing Spellweaver: Its battle system is a mix of Hearthstone + MTG, plus speed mechanics. The game holds tournaments every month, winner gets real cash, US$ 250. Sadly, it's dying slowly and the devs are going to release a mobile release in hopes of receiving a wave of new players.

Some games I used to play, nowadays dead: Age of Wonders 2 Shadow Magic, Etherlords 2, Populous 3 The Beginning, Warhammer Dark Omen, Seven Kingdoms 2, Scorched 3D, and some other minor titles.

So... what's going on with Astral Heroes? Is it dying too?

For your question: Yeah, that is correct :DD. I confirm.

plong

2017-12-20 21:51:51

@Jeronimo: Interesting, i will take a look into these games!

plong

2017-12-20 21:59:40

Regarding the tournament:

Cooler, are you reading this? Would you be willing to hold a 'nostalgia' tournament for us?(If he is not reading this, what is his email address - i would write and ask him)

If Cooler is not organizing it, we can still do it. We can still use the chat window to organize everything.We only need to trust each other regarding class choices etc. I dont think anyone of theold regular players who will join is so lame to cheat.

@Tendou: Are you playing AH? If so, what is your username there? And do you still play Spectro regularily?

Tendou

2017-12-21 07:44:08

Yeah, I am using AH as a warmup for Spectro each day :P, I keep struggling to get enough crystals to keep playing random decks, which I like the most.

plong

2017-12-21 12:58:08

Yeah, I am using AH as a warmup for Spectro each day :P, I keep struggling to get enough crystals to keep playing random decks, which I like the most.

I played AH for a few weeks. It was nice, but i did not get addicted to it as much as to Spectro by far.Btw, what happended to your Spectro-Level. Weren't you at Lev 47 once? What was your highest level here?

Tendou

2017-12-22 07:56:31

...

I played AH for a few weeks. It was nice, but i did not get addicted to it as much as to Spectro by far.Btw, what happended to your Spectro-Level. Weren't you at Lev 47 once? What was your highest level here?

Yeah, I had reached 48, then played a couple of unnecessary games with Belkini and the fall has not stopped since :P.

plong

2017-12-22 22:45:41

...

Yeah, I had reached 48, then played a couple of unnecessary games with Belkini and the fall has not stopped since :P.

You will climb up again :) i was at 34 dropped to 27 or so and after a break of 2-3months, i am at 35 right now for the first time thanks to winning 3-4 of 5 games with beast recently :)

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HeadphonesGirl

2017-12-23 18:16:43

AH is basically dead - the developers apparently confirmed (to the russian audience, who translated it for us english speakers) that they'd decided the game is not profitable because there's too much competition on the CCG market. There was supposed to be another big update for it, but that never came out and I'm not sure if it ever will. I've abandoned that game now, it's clear there will be no more growth even if they ever do actually release the update.

If there is a Spectro revival tournament in January I'd participate! I'm sure I'm rusty as hell and would probably perform terribly, but it would be fun.

filip

2018-01-03 08:45:09

happy new year everyone!

KingKZ

2018-01-03 12:52:11

Let's fix one exact date of Tournament, guys!

Happy New Year btw.

HeadphonesGirl

2018-01-03 18:23:19

Jan 28th, last sunday of the month?

Wavelength

2018-01-04 05:50:41

Happy New Year, you guys! =) And hey again, Mike!

Holiday time would have been a no-go for me (family and friends in town), but I could probably attend a tournament later this month!

Be sure to avoid February 4 (Super Bowl Sunday).

plong

2018-01-04 08:27:00

Hey Wave :)How about playing some Spectromancer again from time to time. Would love to play you again ;)

Jan 28th would be fine for me.

And Tendou, i see your level is going up again ;) I know this ups and downs.After i hit level 35 i started doing other things while playing and instantly dropped to lev 33 again ;)

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filip

2018-01-04 08:59:33

jan 28th is fine with me as well

Jeronimo

2018-01-05 00:34:48

I'm also for 28th... will be in Battlegrounds channel? What GMT hour?

KingKZ

2018-01-08 19:21:07

I have reported to Kroma about tournament :)

Let's wait :)

plong

2018-01-09 17:08:03

What about 3pm GMT?

Can anyone email Cooler and ask if he would host a tournament?Otherwise we have to organize it ourselves in the normal channel, right?Or is there another way?

filip

2018-01-10 12:20:00

What about 3pm GMT?

that would be great for me

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HeadphonesGirl

2018-01-10 20:32:13

3pm GMT is fine for me.

Wavelength

2018-01-11 12:30:12

I think 3pm GMT will work for me as well.

Hey Wave :)How about playing some Spectromancer again from time to time. Would love to play you again ;)

My man atoms has gotten me back into it a few times recently, and I've noticed that Spectro is like riding a bike - you never forget it :D I've been busy with things and I've also been really into playing around with GameMaker Studio recently, but I'll try to make it onto Spectro more often than I have been!

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plong

2018-01-12 08:25:44

Ok, Jan 28th, 3GMT it is!

I wrote an email to the Spectromancer staff and asked them/Cooler to host the tournament

for us. I will sent it when i get home (i am on a train right now and no WLAN on MacBook).

If they host the tourny, great, if not we will somehow do it ourselves.

Any ideas how to do it?

If we apply the old rules, how many classes have to be unlocked? I forgot.

I have only activation codes for the base game and 2 expansions. Is that enough?

@Wave: Great that you intend to play more often :) Hope to see you soon. atoms is there

as well? Never saw him in the last couple of months. Have you heard from forrestry?

I was under the impression you two got along well/played often and he invested quite some time in the game,

he should be at the tourny as well.

I, personally, aside from the guys who are posting in this thread, would be happy to also

if anybody has one of their email addresses, please inform them about the tournament.

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filip

2018-01-12 09:07:14

i will inform plynx!

(although he has been inactive for quite a long time since his unexpected short return, so i don't have high hopes for him joining)

ps: hey plong, what email will you send your message to?

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plong

2018-01-12 09:15:05

i will inform plynx!

(although he has been inactive for quite a long time since his unexpected short return, so i don't have high hopes for him joining)

ps: hey plong, what email will you send your message to?

Cool, filip. I did not know that you two are in touch. Do you talk/write/chat often? Are you his spectro-apprentice? ;-)

plong

2018-01-12 09:17:17

On a different note, is it possible to change the name of a thread? I had a typo in this threads name ('nNew') and can't findhow to fix it.

plong

2018-01-12 09:21:06

i will inform plynx!

(although he has been inactive for quite a long time since his unexpected short return, so i don't have high hopes for him joining)

ps: hey plong, what email will you send your message to?

Regarding email, i only know the support-email adress of the spectro-staff. Do you know a better one, for examplecoolers own email address?

PS: I am still Mike, despite the new account name ;)

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filip

2018-01-12 09:24:26

we had exchanged a couple of emails during that time (when he returned for a short period) nothing spectacular but this means i got his (valid) email address hehe

no i don't have cooler's address... i would use support@spectromancer.com

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plong

2018-01-13 17:26:36

So, i sent an email to support@spectromancer.com.Lets see if i get a reply :)

@filip: did plynx reply to you?

KingKZ

2018-01-13 18:18:50

Support of Cooler would be great.

Kroma said that he don't have time, but we will see, maybe he will find time for a nostalgy game :)

filip

2018-01-13 19:50:22

no unfortunately plynx has not replied yet

maybe the email i got is not his primary one...

Kealah

2018-01-14 23:54:16

I'm always in touch. In profile even wrote my email. So easiest to contact me.

plong

2018-01-15 07:03:25

So, Ivan (i guess thats Cooler) replied to me and said he doesn't have time to host the torunament.He will have more time from April on. So we have to organize this tourny on our own.My suggestion is to have a tournament every last Sunday of a months if we get enoughpeople to join. So if you play, inform level > 10 players of the tourny,

Kealah

2018-01-15 12:40:00

I can participate, but I can not get people together.I have no such desire.I can only inform some about this news.But I will not take responsibility for them.

Krugopryad

2018-01-15 12:49:00

Unfortunately have no opportunity to play in this date. Would like to take part in other tournaments, if there will be any.

benoitcreative

2018-01-15 15:32:59

Hi Guys,

Happy new year, thats a great news...

So many crazy wonderful players are on this game, that could be a shame, forgetting the tournament...

Hoping for a great revival of this game.

Benoit

Daidalos

2018-01-15 16:26:22

I don`t mind to take a challenge in tournament.

Sinist

2018-01-16 11:15:23

Unfortunately have no opportunity to play in this date. Would like to take part in other tournaments, if there will be any.

Ditto(hopefully there will be another Magic Fidelity...)

Kealah

2018-01-16 15:39:26

belkin1986 asked me to convey that he supports the initiative and is ready to participate.

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plong

2018-01-16 23:30:01

Cool, it seems we will get at least 10 people to join :)

Two questions: 1) Even though i have played millions of duels, i have only participated in 2 tournys. What are the rules? Lets definitely play a normal, not a fast tournament.

2) How do we keep track of the results and classes used etc.?

Kealah

2018-01-18 10:34:58

I asked the administration to consider this request.

Cooler

2018-01-18 18:53:54

1) Even though i have played millions of duels, i have only participated in 2 tournys. What are the rules? Lets definitely play a normal, not a fast tournament.

If I'll be available at the tournament date, I can run the tournament script and give to the organizer access to the tournament admin page (it will be easier for me to explain things to a russian-speaking person). Although, there is high probability, that something will go wrong (even if I host it - I don't remember all the nuances), and you won't be able to fix the issues without full access to the game server and DB. But still I think it will be easier to use this system than run everything manually.

It would be great if you somehow would find the time. But if not, its very nice of you to give someone access to the tournament admin page and explain him everything

The best thing of course would be if you would somehow find the time to host the torunament yourself...

filip

2018-01-19 08:47:21

thanx cooler

plong

2018-01-19 19:31:33

And Cooler, please also apply the old rule in your script that all duels count as training Because I just reached Level 37 for the first timeafter finally understanding a bit better how to play the class i am worst with. I just won 6-7 matches in a row, a few of them againstsome Level 36 player (who funnily blacklisted me after i refused fast duels after his 4-5th loss ;) And i dont want to drop too much again ;)

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filip

2018-01-21 13:36:38

oh boy!! plynx has replied he says he's probably gonna make it

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plong

2018-01-21 15:47:48

oh boy!! plynx has replied he says he's probably gonna make it

That would be cool.

I remember the times when he was logged

on playing. It was so funny, you could see

that 60% of the others stopped playing and watched

his matches, myself included, sometimes thinking:

âWTF? Why is he meditating/doing that strange move

now? That doesn't make any sense at allâ ;)

Filip, if cooler cannot make it on that day,

any ideas how to organize the whole thing?

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plong

2018-01-21 15:59:26

And if plynx will be there, i bet that will attract his number 1 fan StephanieF as well.Her angels will send her the info through some psychic channels or she will sensehis aura from far away

filip

2018-01-21 22:27:52

Filip, if cooler cannot make it on that day,

any ideas how to organize the whole thing?

i have no idea about how to run this thing technically sorry and i will be on a busy schedule next week so i dont have time to look it up or help with organizing

if cooler cannot make it then i guess one of us will just keep track of victories/losses on a spreadsheet and we will all have to trust each other about not selecting the same class twice

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filip

2018-01-22 11:13:08

a suggestion to everyone here: during this week, please inform any high level player you encounter on the channel about this tournament on sunday! tell them to look it up on the forum for more information if they are interested

could one of the forum moderators please change the name of the thread (removing the "Christmas/n" part in front) so that it stands out better?

mike perhaps you can do this, since you are the one who created the thread?

a suggestion to everyone here: during this week, please inform any high level player you encounter on the channel about this tournament on sunday! tell them to look it up on the forum for more information if they are interested

could one of the forum moderators please change the name of the thread (removing the "Christmas/n" part in front) so that it stands out better?

mike perhaps you can do this, since you are the one who created the thread?

Filip, it seems its not possible for me to change the thread name, See above, i asked how to do it and got no answer

PandaWarrior

2018-01-26 07:35:49

Glad to see many wonderful players. I've played this game for years, but mainly vs AI. I am looking forward for this tournament. I hope there will be more tournaments.

plong

2018-01-26 10:42:00

But still, noone posted suggestions about how to organize the tourny when cooler cannot host it.If noone comes up with suggestions, we will sit there all logged in and it will probably be difficult to startorganizing the tourny then.

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filip

2018-01-26 11:46:26

i guess we will trust someone to decide (randomly) the pairings for each round and keep score. we will have to trust each other not to choose the same class twice

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mamouliann

2018-01-26 13:40:11

Can someone give me a gamekey? :DD

plong

2018-01-26 16:07:57

Can someone give me a gamekey? :DD

Hi mamoulian :) its me Mike,

former MikeBnDe. Do what i did:

email Cooler at support@xxx

He willknow that you bought the game once

and will probsbly give you keys (you need

more thsn one package for tournament)

plong

2018-01-26 16:08:42

i guess we will trust someone to decide (randomly) the pairings for each round and keep score. we will have to trust each other not to choose the same class